BAFTA nominees are largely American films that we’ve seen in other settings. Brit Ken Loach got a lot for “I Daniel Blake.” No one in America knows his work. BAFTA snubbed Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, and Martin Scorsese. “Loving” was also completely snubbed. But Tom Ford’s “Nocturnal Animals” made a bit of a comeback, which is nice. No Isabelle Huppert, but “Elle” wasn’t elligible. Emily Blunt took her place. Does any of this matter with the Oscars? A little, not a lot.

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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News. He writes for Parade magazine and has written for Details, Vogue, the New York Times, Post, and Daily News and many other publications. He is the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals.